He is a young man.... stocky heavily built able to answer every question on an adult quiz show correctly... not a child or a juvenile a young man who regardless of his mental state should be held responsible for his actions.

Writing to your MP might get a result, ranting on a forum having a go at each other achieves nothing.

Writing to your MP might get a result, ranting on a forum having a go at each other achieves nothing.

Writing to your MP might get a result, ranting on a forum having a go at each other achieves nothing.

Just one more thing.... this is a young man who did this... its only recently our society called 17yr olds children.... think back to when you were 17.... I was earning a living... living on my own.... 17yrs old is not a child he should be treated as an adult.

That's what I thought when I heard his name couldn't be released because of legal reasons, I'm thinking 17 you are a young man, not a child. I was married at just turned 17 and buying a house.

Anyone know the reason they say this?
Do they have to be 18?

Why do they not name under age people anyway?

That's what I thought when I heard his name couldn't be released because of legal reasons, I'm thinking 17 you are a young man, not a child. I was married at just turned 17 and buying a house.

Anyone know the reason they say this?
Do they have to be 18?

Why do they not name under age people anyway?

Maybe to protect their families?

What are these legal reasons?

The general principle is that proceedings should be held in public, the evidence should be heard in public and the media should be allowed to report the proceedings. There are however, a number of exceptions to that principle. There have been recent cases of evidence being heard behind closed doors for reasons of national security; Victims of sexual offences are given life-long anonymity, unless they are later subject to criminal proceedings in relation to the alleged offence (for example Jemma Beale, who was convicted of perjury and perverting the course of justice for making false allegations); Pre-trial rulings relating to the admissibility of evidence or points of law, an unsuccessful application to dismiss at the end of the prosecution case, anything that might identify a child or young person involved in youth court proceedings (with limited exceptions) are all subject to automatic reporting restrictions.

When the defendant is a minor

In relation to under 18s in the Crown Court, S45 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 which came into force in April 2015, allows the criminal court to prevent the publication of anything that would identify that young person as a defendant, until that person reaches 18. The court must have regard to the defendant’s welfare and be satisfied that the welfare of the young person outweighs the public interest in open justice. The court can dispense with the restriction at the end of the case if ‘their effect is to impose a substantial and unreasonable restriction on the reporting of the proceedings, and it is in the public interest to remove or relax that restriction’. Once the young person reaches the age of 18, the restrictions cease to apply.

As for the cricket, we will see what happens in the 2nd test next week.